remote-sensing satellites to EarthWatch Incorporated of Longmont, Colo. QuickBird 1 is capable of taking one-meter panchromatic (black and white) and four-meter multispectral (color) digital images of ...

Ball Aerospace previously built the trio of DigitalGlobe satellites currently on orbit including QuickBird launched in 2001, WorldView-1 launched in 2007, and WorldView-2 launched in 2009.